The Doobie Brothers – A Brighter Day (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

NOTE: The annotation "(f#) (g#) (a#)" in the first chorus indicates a base line walkup under the B chord. If you're ambitious, you can play full chords there rather than the base notes. The chords would be F#, G#m, A#. | .... | .... | .... | .... | Drums - - - Bass in - - | B | E/B | B | E/B |
                       B             E/B
There's a little bitty boy down in Jamaica

    B                             F#
Who has the gift of seeing second sight

            B                  E/B
He sees the world and all it's troubles

      B                  F#             B
But inside his heart the sun is shining bright

          B             E/B
Everybody shout to your brother

          B                         F#
Everybody sing let your spirit fly away

(F#) (G#) (A#) B             E/B
 Oh,  oh,  oh  shout to your brother

   B              F#             |B    | B | E/B |
So all the people have a brighter day

                 B                     E/B
Well the network news went down to the island

   B                               F#
To try to understand the things he sees

            B                           E/B
But he just laughed and he waved at the camera

          B            F#              B
He said, "Open up your mind and follow me."

          B             E/B
Everybody shout to your brother

          B                         F#
Everybody sing let your spirit fly away

           B             E/B
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother

   B              F#              B
So all the people have a brighter day

D                            A
People go to war it hurts us all you see

E                                 B
They don't feel the need to congregate

  D                          A
I may be just a boy but I am not a fool

    C#m                      E                F#
Our leaders need to simplify instead of complicate

          B             E/B
Everybody shout to your brother

          B                         F#
Everybody sing let your spirit fly away

           B             E/B
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother

   B              F#             |B   |
So all the people have a brighter day

| B             | B             | B            | B               |              
  ow  ow  ow  ow  ow  ow ow  ow  ow  ow  ow  ow  ow  ow ow ow
yoo yoo ooo yoo every body ya ya everybody oh ohh
          B             E/B
Everybody shout to your brother

          B                 F#
Everybody sing . . . Can ya hear him say

           B             E/B
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother

   B              F#             |B   |
So all the people have a brighter day

          B                  E/B
Everybody shout . . . to the little bitty boy

          B                              F#
Everybody sing . . . all the people just gotta believe

           B             E/B
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother (I wanna tell ya)

B              F#             |B   | B . F# . |
All the people have a brighter day

| E   | E/G#                      E/B         | B      | B | B  |
  Ohh,  ooh, can ya hear what the little boy  - say?
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